CINNAMON HEALTH BENEFITS
Cinnamon or Dalchini, botanically known as Cinnamomum
zelanicum , belongs to family Lauraceae. It has been cultivated from the
ancient times. The oldest record available about the description of cinnamon is in the Torah,
the Jewish religious text. It appears to have reached Europe and Egypt by the 5th
century BC. The chinese and Romans knew about the medicinal value of cinnamon .
Indians also knew about the therapeutic uses
before the 8 th century. The tree of cinnamon occurs in South India
The bark is used.Cinnamon oil is used mostly as flavouring in medicine. The bark of
the stem and the oil obtained from it are useful as antiseptic , astringents,
and carminatives . The oil obtained from the leaves is used as a flavouring
agent and for local application on certain rheumatic pains. It is commonly used
as a condiment . It cures gsatric debility and flatulence, and also has the
property of destroying certain germs and
fungi
MEDICINAL
USES
Diarrhea-
Combine
one teaspoon each powdered ginger, cumin, and cinnamon with honey and make in
to a thick paste. Take one teaspoon thrice daily
Bad
breath- Boil one teaspoon cinnamon in one tea cup water. Cool. Use
frequently as a mouth wash
Loss
of taste sensitivity in the tongue- Rub on the tongue a mixture of
finely powdered cinnamon and honey and allowe it to remain for sometime
Headache
caused by exposure to cold air- Mix one teaspoon finely powdered cinnamon in one teaspoon
water and apply on the affected part
Cough-
Prepare
a tea with half teaspoon ginger, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and one clove per cup of
water. Sweeten with one teaspoon honey
and drink
Acne,
blackheads and pimples- Mix finely powdered cinnamon powder in one
teaspoon lime juice in and apply on affected areas frequently
To
improve complexion- Add a pinch of cinnamon to half teaspoon honey
and apply on the face . Let it dry and
then wash it with water
To
improve memory- Take a mixture of one teaspoon honey and a pinch of finely powdered
cinnamon every night regularly
Sleeplessness-
Boil
half teaspoon cinnamon in one tea cup
water for 5 mts, strain and sweeten with honey. Take at bed time
Urinary
disorders- Cinnmon leaves are used in the form of powder
or decoction . Both are stimulant and useful in relieving flatulence and in
increasing secretion and discharge of
urine
Birth
control- Cinnamon can be used
for birth control. It has the remarkable effect of checking the early release of ova
after child birth. It indirectly helps
the secretion of breast milk
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